Opinion: Forget SpaceJet—Japanese Aerospace Still Has A Bright Future

Richard Aboulafia December 02, 2020
Mitsubishi aircraft in flight
Credit: Mitsubishi Aircraft
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries suspended development of its SpaceJet/M90 MRJ in October after shelving the smaller M100 in May. Some M90 type certification work will continue in case the company resumes development in the future. After more than 12 years of work, multiple delays and cost overruns and...
Richard Aboulafia

Contributing columnist Richard Aboulafia is managing director at Aerodynamic Advisory. He is based in Washington.

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